Black Diamond Burlesque

A custom type treatment and visual lexicon with an attitude of high-class raunchiness was developed for promotional postcards advertising a premier local performing arts troupe.

Photography: Matthew Holler Photography.

Starbucks

Starbucks offers a rigorous certification program to their top seasoned baristas where they are taught over a three month period all the minutiae of their top product—coffee. A Coffee Master is required to know everything from the effect of growth elevation on acidity, to the flavor profiles associated with every growing region. As a final trial before certification, a barista must hold a successful seminar and tasting open to the general public and attended by a panel of Starbucks Coffee Masters. Knowing your stuff is essential, but getting as many seats filled as possible sure helps your chances of connecting with your regulars—and the voting panel.

32x47" Gatorboard with Easel

West Coast Church

Ongoing monthly discussion and lecture series covering all facets of life from a modern religious perspective.

96x48" Banners

Art Direction, Illustration

Beards

Invitations and collateral for what has become a tradition at the Polish Dan home: the annual Christmas potluck. With names like Beards Wide Shut and What Beards May Come—the official theme being an amalgamation of ugly Christmas sweaters, velociraptors, and arts & crafts—the only self-imposed rule is that each invitation is handmade and hand-delivered each year.

St. Barbara's Greek Orthodox Church

The annual Glendi is a celebration of food, family, wine, dancing, and all things Greek—so plenty more food.

3x4' PVC Menus, Corrugated Plastic Lawn Signs, Banners

Museum of Natural History

Proof of concept for promotional campaign advertising the grand opening of an exhibition of nocturnal creatures at the American Museum of Natural History.

Poster, Banners, Invitation, Vehicle Wraps, Logotype

Ringling College of Art + Design

Collateral materials for Ringling College's Accepted Student Day. The Dean of Admissions requested a printed item of value accompanying the pertinent information. In order to adhere to a tight budget, a single two color pamphlet unfolds into a map of the school and further into a poster with tear-off trading cards of graduates' success stories.

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Success.

It’s the word. Whether it means scoring that dream career or becoming the master of your craft, Ringling is your golden ticket. This is Day 001 of your journey to success.

Inside you’ll find your schedule for the day along with a map of the college and a few words from past and current Ringling students. So without further ado…

Welcome!

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Day #001

Ringling College Presents your future: The shortest distance on your journey from points A to B

A: Your Life Now You've been accepted to the best art and design college in the world. Check out more proof.ringling.edu

B: Dream Career Ringling College is the shortest distance between where you are now and living your dream.

Spandex

Poster series for the unapologetically local and annual Spandex, a free show and dance party showcasing resident Florida bands and DJs, where the only rule is to make sure you wear something tight and stretchy. Glitter supplied.

Posters, Postcards, Plexi Lightbox Installation

Sarasota Jungle Gardens

As the premier zoological gardens of Southwest Florida, Sarasota Jungle Gardens has been entertaining young and old for almost 80 years with exotic plants, rare animal exhibits, and is probably best known for its large population of free-roaming flamingos. Due to its subtropic location and sometimes rowdy star attractions, durability is key to the gardens' design needs.

Booker Middle

This middle school sought to replace some disintegrating pole banners circling the front entrance to their main campus building. While the originals simply listed the elective classes available to students, the replacements were a rare opportunity for a cash-strapped system to liven up the campus with inspirational phrases submitted by the school's teachers to accompany the set of redesigned originals.

Daylight Calendar

Using attraction/repulsion as a theme, the composition of all the graphic elements of this calendar was based on mathematical comparisons of extensive variables from day-to-day, and seasonal changes in the amount of sunlight affecting the east coast of America.